Addison Flinton

Obituary for Pastor Addison James “Jim” Flinton Funeral services will be held for Pastor Addison James “Jim” Flinton, 65, of Roswell at 3 pm Thursday, November 16, 2006, at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Pastor Flinton passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at Covenant in Lubbock, Texas. Visitation for Jim will be from 6-9 pm Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at Anderson-Bethany. Jim was born to George Russell Flinton and Gladys Marie Bidelman Flinton on January 12, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan. He and Elsie Elizabeth Bark were married on May 11, 1963 in Lansing; she survives him at the family home. Jim served his country with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was an ordained Bishop in the Church of God Cleveland, Tennessee and was pastor of New Covenant Church of God here in Roswell at the time of his death. Jim was a teacher and principal with the Roswell Independent School District, where he began and taught in the gifted program. He was a real estate agent who enjoyed motorcycling, woodworking, playing the guitar, singing, hunting, and fishing. In addition to his wife, Elsie, Jim is survived by his daughter, Jamie Lynn Bradham and her husband, Rev. Timothy Bradham, of Millville, New Jersey; granddaughters, Hannah Dynese and Moriah Elizabeth Bradham of Millville, New Jersey; brothers, Richard Flinton of Reed City, Michigan, Russell Flinton and wife Willie of Evart, Michigan, Charles Flinton and his wife, Peggy, of Lansing, Michigan, and Clarence Flinton and his wife, Jo Ann of Reed City, Michigan; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of Christian Brothers and Sisters. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Robert Wayne Flinton, and sister, Evelyn June Flinton. Pallbearers will be Don Bell, James Pharis, Enrique Trujillo, Guy Arnold, and B. J. Jones. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Home for Children P.O. Box 4391 Sevierville, TN 37864 or to the Jim Flinton Memorial Scholarship Fund % Church of God New Mexico State Offices P. O. Box 11850 Albuquerque, NM 87192. To sign the register book online go to www.andersonbethany.com Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory. Psalm 121 A Pilgrim Song I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains? No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains. He won't let you stumble, your Guardian God won't fall asleep. Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep. God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you— Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke. GOD guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always.

Addison Flinton

January 12, 1941 - November 11, 2006